School Based SLP TSSLD/TS (36076)

Buffalo Hearing & Speech Center; Buffalo (NY); On-site; USD 55,000 - 70,000; Full time

Job summary

Buffalo Hearing & Speech Center is seeking a full-time School Based Speech Language Pathologist—Teacher of Students with Speech & Language Disabilities to support learners at our Rosewood location in Cheektowaga, NY. The role focuses on evaluation, diagnosis, and targeted therapeutic interventions within an educational setting.

Qualifications include NYS SLP licensure or CFY eligibility, ASHA CCC-SLP, and TSSLD certification.

Qualifications

• Master’s degree in speech-language pathology from an accredited program.
• New York State SLP license or CFY eligibility.
• ASHA CCC-SLP certification (or CFY eligible).
• TSSLD Initial or Permanent certificate.

Responsibilities

• Provide evaluation, diagnosis, and therapeutic intervention for students with communication disorders.
• Implement SLP instruction to teach or habilitate students in educational settings.
• Collaborate with teachers, OTs, PTs, audiologists and other professionals.
• Submit reports (evaluations, treatment, progress and discharge) timely.
• Supervise CFYs and TSSLDs as licensed SLPs.
• Maintain licensure and pursue continuing education.
• Perform other duties as assigned.

Skills

SLP competencies

Group facilitation

Verbal communication

Written communication

Education

Master’s degree in Speech-Language Pathology

New York State SLP license or CFY eligible

ASHA CCC-SLP

TSSLD Initial/Profession certificate

Job description

Buffalo Hearing & Speech Center is looking for a FT School Based Speech Language Pathologist- Teacher of students with speech and language disabilities. Join our team and help make a positive difference in our students' lives at our Rosewood location in Cheektowaga.

Job Summary

The School Based Speech Language Pathologist – Teacher of Students with Speech & Language Disabilities/Teacher of Speech & Hearing Handicapped is responsible for the evaluation, diagnosis, and recommendation for therapeutic intervention for individuals with communication disorders in an educational setting. In addition, responsibilities include the implementation of appropriate Speech-Language Pathology instruction designed to teach, habilitate or rehabilitate the communicatively impaired student.

Essential Functions

• Imparting knowledge via the implementation of appropriate Speech-Language Pathology instruction
• Display competence in the area of speech-language impairment (either licensed or under the careful direction and supervision of a licensed SLP). Determines type and severity of speech-language impairment, under careful supervision if unlicensed SLP. Determines prognosis and appropriate instruction and treatment for speech-language impairments.
• Evaluation, diagnosis, and recommendation for therapeutic intervention for individuals with communication disorders. Working collaboratively with other professionals such as the classroom teacher, other SLPs, OTs, PTs, Audiologists, supervisors and other as appropriate.
• Submits written reports of the evaluations, treatment and educational plans, progress reports, and discharge reports as appropriate. Maintain paperwork within legal and agency guidelines. Ensures paperwork is completed in a timely and organized fashion.
• Makes appropriate referrals as needed in order to affect positive therapeutic results.
• Communicates regularly with family/student.
• Exhibit professional judgment, maturity, and upgrades professional knowledge through involvement in continuing education programs. Participate in the delivery of and/or attend in-service programs. Participate in formal staff training. Maintain SLP licensure and TSSLD certification.
• Licensed Speech Pathologists are required to supervise CFYs and TSSLDs appropriately, ensuring legal guidelines and agency policies are precisely followed.
• Any other duty as requested by your supervisor.

Skills

• Display all SLP behavioral competencies
• Ability to influence a group in to completing a common goal
• Ability to communicate effectively verbally and in writing

Education

Master’s degree from University/College of accredited speech language pathology program.

Required License/ Registration/ Certification

• New York State licensed Speech-Language Pathologist (or CFY eligible)Certificate of clinical competence in Speech-Language Pathology issued by the American Speech-Language Hearing Association (or CFY eligible)
• Teacher of Students with Speech and Language Disabilities (“TSSLD”) Initial or Profession certificate or “TSHH” Permanent certificate

Compensation

$55,001.95/yr - $70,127.40/yr + a comprehensive benefit package.